Charente (river)

Charente
The Charente in Tonnay-Charente
The Charente and its main tributaries
Native name	Charanta (Occitan)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Haute-Vienne
Mouth
• location	Atlantic Ocean
• coordinates	45°57′24″N 1°4′56″W / 45.95667°N 1.08222°W / 45.95667; -1.08222
Length	381 km (237 mi)
Basin size	10,000 km2 (3,900 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	40 m3/s (1,400 cu ft/s)

The Charente (French: [ʃaʁɑ̃t] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Charanta [tʃaˈɾantɔ]) is a 381-kilometre (237 mi) long river in southwestern France.^[1] Its source is in the Haute-Vienne département at Chéronnac, a small village near Rochechouart. It flows through the departments of Haute-Vienne, Charente, Vienne and Charente-Maritime. The river flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Rochefort.